Robert Mendenhall
Older area home issues
Good morning BP,Ive been digging in and looking for a multifamily in Columbus to start my REI journey. I was wondering about some issues to look out for in older home areas. A lot of the homes were built around 1900. ...
James Nix
Is The Landlord or Tenant Responsible For This?
Hey everyone, I haven't posted about it but I closed on my first duplex in February & now I am so happy I can finally call myself a rental property investor.But sure enough Into my first month I learned this one t...
Thomas Williamson
So I get the dreaded phone call, I mean text message...
Sunday evening while finally sitting down to relax and watch a little football, I get a frantic text from one of my tenants, "Call me now please." So, before I could call her, another text comes in, "I really need...
Kevin Prentice
Landlord vs. Tenant -- Anatomy of a Trial --
Went to court today. >>>> in the words of Judge Smails (from the movie Caddy Shack) "didn't want to do it...felt I owed it to them". Sorry, that just came to me. Anyway......If you're going to be a Landlor...
Amir Saeed
Section 8 Insulation Question
HelloI have a row house in Baltimore that I am rehabbing. My intention is to rent it for section 8. While putting the new ceilings (dry wall) I have noticed that there is no insulation present between the roof and whe...
Kyle Kufeldt
Mold, Hoarding, Neglect, Oh My! - Adventure of my First Flip
This will likely turn into more of a Diary of a Flip but wanted to change up the subject.
The Adventure starts with the picture of outside and inside of the house I purchased last week. I'll write more about...
Caroline Hedin
Auction.com Occupied SFR - Tacoma, WA - Buy & Hold
Recently my husband and I jumped head first in to being REI's and landlords. We've been looking for a couple of years for something to invest in, but he's not a fan of properties which need significant work and we hav...
Matthew Hall
Is the DOS clause actually spelled out in the mortgage or just implied because it's not assumable?
The mortgage I'm looking at says nothing about a DOS clause but does say it does not have a "Demand Feature," which apparently allows the lender to call the loan due for any reason. It does however have a box checked...
Alex M.
Multiple Entities (LLCs) in QuickBooks
Has anyone attempted to use one instance of Quickbooks for multiple entities, such as LLCs? I'm struggling to figure out how to best set this up, and do not want to purchase (or have to manage) two separate accounts.
Andrew Lekowski
6 Tips to Newbie Landlords in Coronavirus America
This is not a guide to how to prevent an eviction in coronavirus America. It is our story regarding a close call with some bad tenants. Our FIRST tenants actually. And here it goes!
This article outlines the experie...